establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
genre picture; painting depicting customs
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
no matter how much time passes
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
opposite side; opposition
(navigable) canal; waterway
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up